Meaning of splade | Babel Free

Definitions

A spork that is sharp along one edge or both edges, enabling it to be used as a knife, a fork and a spoon.

Australia, New-Zealand

Examples

“◆ small, flat soft plastic spoons ◆ use of a ‘splade’ instead of a fork ◆ cutlery with a large soft handle for easier grip”

“2002, Morven F Ball, Developmental Coordination Disorder http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1843100908&id=C1yzHzIrgxMC&pg=PA38&lpg=PA38&sig=_LRarnsyr-a6oZswikqcT1NFOIE A splade (see Figure 7.2) can be used if there is a problem with coordinating a knife and fork.”

“At even the best dinner parties a splade (an implement combining a spoon, a fork, and a blunt blade) was used to load the food from lap to lip.”

CEFR level